Cure pimples at home

22 - 28 Mar 2014

The morning is full of possibilities except when you wake up with a giant zit. You can dab on a spot treatment but even that takes about a week to do the job. So it is a good thing that there are some ways to shrink it in the meantime. Use an over-the-counter cream as a spot treatment The hydrocortisone cream contains the same steroids that dermatologists inject into pimples to get rid of them. The more you pile on and the longer you let it sit, the more effective it will be. Dermatologists recommend waiting 15 minutes before rinsing it off. Reach for eye drops This sounds kind of silly but a drop makes pimples less red the same way it does your eyes. It will not make the bump smaller, though. Speed things along with a clay face mask Kaolin clay has been known to draw impurities out of the skin. Use a fresh clay mask as a rinse-off spot treatment. Get a face wash with 2 per cent salicylic acid If you are prone to hormonal zits (which usually occur around the mouth), start using the wash for at least one week in a month and you will be less likely to break out. Do not pop the zit Doing so can damage skin tissue and make your pimple worse. But if you absolutely cannot help yourself, take a hot shower and then very gently press down on the skin surrounding the pimple with a cotton swab (this prevents you from applying too much pressure). Or else just be safe and do not pop it

- See more at: http://magtheweekly.com/22-28mar2014/beauty_3.asp#sthash.bWrXG7ps.dpuf